Started reading The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

 

Hello Bookies,

I was so excited to see this book when I showed up at work the other day. I wasn't even expecting it to come in. The wait list for this book was pretty long and only one library in our system had it. So you know I dived into this book the moment I had the chance. I don't know much about this book other than it is a popular dark romance that has been floating around the social media. I was just wanted to read it the moment I heard it was a dark romance. It makes my dark soul sing when I get my hands on anything that is hinting it will be dark. Out of the few pages I was able to read, there is a secret society in the college that recruits young men to be come "LORDs" and becoming one of them, the world is your oyster. Our main male character is named Ryat and he has worked hard to be part of this society and he is given a mission to own a young woman named Blakely. He doesn't see that it will be difficult but there is a small problem. Blakely has a boyfriend who is also part of the secret society. But her boyfriend won't tell her anything or does anything with her and it is frustrating her. I can't wait to see what juicy stories this book holds for me.

So until next time....

-Lys

Finished listening to The Amityville Horror

 Hey there Bookies,

I have to admit that I don't know much about this book. The down side to listening to the book before bed is that you tend to fall asleep and lose your place. But if I am also being honest here, I didn't find the book that interesting. It was just a recounting on what happened to the family while they lived in the house. So I have nothing really to say because I feel like I learned nothing at all listening to this book. Maybe if I read it I would have a different reaction. But the audiobook wasn't that fun. Sadly the book gets two stars out of five from me. I just didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. 

So until next time....

-Lys

Finished reading The Coven

 Hello there Bookies,

Nothing annoys me more than a book ending on a cliff hanger. Now I will have to wait for who knows how long to get the second book to find out what happens next. Nothing like the witch thinking that she is saving the Coven by doing what she thought was right. Only to find out that all she was doing was actually helping open Hell and release the archdemons. Including the devil himself. That is literally how the book ends. With a whole 'to be continued' at the very end. I enjoyed the book and it wasn't that dark to me. This is extremely mild compared to the other dark romance I've read. And we all know that I've read some dark stuff. But the book was interesting. It did have a good plot and a small twist. Other than that it wasn't anything different than what I've read before. I do want to read the second book just to find out what happens. I don't like how some books just don't end with a pretty little black bow and now I have to read the second book in order to hopefully get that small little bow. This book gets about three out of five stars. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Started listening to The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

 

Hello Bookies,

I'm doing another square while I also read the other book. The book falls under the "Author who shares your birthday month" square on the Winter Bingo. Luckily this book also lands on my TBR list. I can't remember if this book is a classic but it is still something I wanted to check out. I've seen the movies and the paranormal shows about this house, so it was time to read/listen to the book. It kind of makes me curious on how accurate all of the stories are compared to the book. I'm sure a lot has been dramatized to make a good show, but you never know. Wish me luck on this book.

So until next time...

-Lys

 Hey there Bookies,

I'm in a bit of a dark romance mood and since I'm a mood reader when not inspired by Winter Bingo reading prompts. Let's see if this one is actually a dark romance unlike that last dark romance I read. This book does have trigger warnings, so that is a good sign. In the dark romance department at least. But also good so that readers know what they are getting into. I don't know much about the book. I saw a booktuber showing it in a video and thought I would check it out. All I know from the tags on Goodreads is that this is a witchy dark romance. I could read what the book is about but what is the fun in that? I did try to read it at work at one point but I couldn't focus then and can't remember what I read. The best to do is reread the small bit I did and give it my full focus. Or at least try to with the house I live in. 

So until next time...

-Lys

Finished reading Ice Planet Barbarians

 Hello Bookies,

This book was a good quick read for me. I did cheat and find an audiobook online to listen to the book before bed. But being a quick read, a lot doesn't happen. It is a spicy book and it does take place on a different planet. But the storyline isn't that intricate. We just have our main character learning about a new planet while trying to understand the customs. The book pretty much ends when she accepts the new planet as her home. That is how it ends. The book was okay. It will probably get three stars out of five from me, but I am curious about the other books in this series. Now that we are introduced to the new planet, I wonder if the stories will be more interesting. This one if more of an introduction into that new planet so I can understand why it wasn't that interesting. But this book will remain in limbo with my thoughts because I didn't hate it, but I also didn't love it. It was just okay.

So until next time...

-Lys

Started reading Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

 Hey there Bookies,

I'm on to my next Bingo square and this one is "Alien Encounters". I figured it would be good to grab a book with or about aliens and call it good. I literally have no idea what this book is about other than it lands in a square for the Winter Bingo. I needed a book with aliens that kind of fit what I usually read and this one fit the bill. All I got about this book are the tags that were placed for this book on Goodreads because I never read what a book is about. I like to be surprised as usual. From what I gather from the tags this book is a spicy scifi romance. I like romance and I like spice. I usually don't read scifi, but there is always a first for something. I don't know if I will like this book and I don't know if I will like it. The only way to find out is to read it.

So until next time...

-Lys